Region 5 Predictions

*Barring any reseeding

REGION 5

106  Finals Favorite: 1-Mitchell Polito, East Brunswick vs. 2-Jake Wiatroski, Old Bridge

Third Place: 4-Nicholas DePalma, Monroe

Prediction: Call it a hunch but Wiatroski jumps out to me.

106  1-Mitchell Polito, East Brunswick bye; 8-Brandon Spellman, Pingry vs. 9-Colby Koshinski, Voorhees; 5-Joseph Pacheco, Perth Amboy vs. 12-Jonathan Ahorrio, Manville; 4-Nicholas DePalma, Monroe vs. 13-Wayne Staub, Ewing; 3-David Loniewski, Bishop Ahr bye; 6-Brock Laggini, Somerville bye; 7-Jack Bauer, Hunterdon Central bye; 2-Jake Wiatroski, Old Bridge vs. 15-Liam Burke, Highland Park.

 

113  Finals Favorite: 1-Brian Kuhlman, Manville vs. 2-Hunter Graf, Hunterdon Central

Third Place: 4-Gaven Ringwood, Bishop Ahr

Prediction: I think Graf wins

113  1-Brian Kuhlman, Manville bye; 8-AJ DeRosa, Delaware Valley vs. 9-Mathew Castimore, South Brunswick; 5-Mohammad Dhillo, Carteret vs. 12-Hunter Rinehart, Voorhees; 4-Gaven Ringwood, Bishop Ahr bye; 3-Mike Botte, Old Bridge bye; 6-Francisco Roman, Sayreville vs. 11-Robert McEvoy,  Piscataway; 7-Matt Sacco, Bridgewater-Raritan vs. 10-Joshua Villa, Hillsborough; 2-Hunter Graf, Hunterdon Central bye.

 

120  Finals Favorite: 1-Peter Nace, Hunterdon Central vs. 2-Joe Casey, Bound Brook

Third Place: 4-Mark Schleifer, East Brunswick

Prediction: Going with Nace

120  1-Peter Nace, Hunterdon Central bye; 8-Anthony Donnadio, Hillsborough vs. 9-Alec Bobchin, Princeton; 5-Stephen Nadera, Old Bridge vs. 12-Julian Burke, Edison; 4-Mark Schleifer, East Brunswick bye; 3-Aaron Coleman, Iselin-Kennedy bye; 6-Norberto Torres, Perth Amboy vs. 11-Vito Intili, Delaware Valley; 7-Thomas Tarantino, Pingry vs. 10-Sean Thompson WWP-South; 2-Joe Casey, Bound Brook bye.

 

126  Finals Favorite: 1-Kyle DiNapoli, Voorhees vs. 3-Terence Rohmeyer, Montgomery

Third Place: 2-Nicholas Lombard, Monroe

Prediction: I think DiNapoli is the overwhelming favorite

126  1-Kyle DiNapoli, Voorhees bye; 8-Kyle Refalvy, Delaware Valley vs. 9-Jack Quinn, Woodbridge; 5-Tyler McIntosh, Bound Brook vs. 12-Aidan Dillon, Pingry; 4-Alec Gleason, East Brunswick vs. 13-Joseph Salerno, WWP-South; 3-Terence Rohmeyer, Montgomery bye; 6-Dylan O`Connor, Bishop Ahr bye; 7-Andrew Gapas, North Hunterdon vs.10-Alexis Soriano, Perth Amboy; 2-Nicholas Lombard, Monroe bye.

 

132  Finals Favorite: 1-Evan Drill, Somerville vs. 3-Matt Kolonia, Delaware Valley

Third Place: 2-Robert Cleary, Edison

Prediction: I think Drill wins a nail biter

132  1-Evan Drill, Somerville bye; 8-Victor Torres, Iselin-Kennedy vs. 9-Kevin Gallego, Hillsborough; 5-August Rohmeyer, Montgomery vs. 12-Ryan Craver, Monroe; 4-Ryan Butcavage, Hopewell Valley vs. 13-Abhishek Singh, J.P. Stevens; 3-Matt Kolonia, Delaware Valley bye; 6-Vincent Romaniello, Hunterdon Central vs. 10-Griffin Valentine, WWP-South; 7-Yoscar Diaz, New Brunswick bye; 2-Robert Cleary, Edison bye.

 

138  Finals Favorite: 1-Nicholas Maher, WWP-South vs. 2-Kyle Adams, Bridgewater-Raritan

Third Place: 3-Donald Albach, Monroe

Prediction: In a coin flip, Adams.

138  1-Nicholas Maher, WWP-South bye; 8-Alex Mastronardi, Bernards vs. 9-Nezzar Dimes, Old Bridge; 5-Cole Marra, North Hunterdon bye; 4-Tyler Underwood, Piscataway vs. 13-Chase Smith, Franklin; 3-Donald Albach, Monroe bye; 6-Connor Mills, Delaware Valley vs. 11-PJ Pascalli, Iselin-Kennedy; 7-Tristan Liebenow, Hopewell Valley vs. 10-Hunter Kiraly, Woodbridge; 2-Kyle Adams, Bridgewater-Raritan bye.

 

145  Finals Favorite: 1-Mekhi Lewis, Bound Brook vs. 3-Kevin Ciresa, Hunterdon Central

Third Place: 2-John Sheedy, Bishop Ahr

Prediction: Lewis should be standing tall come Saturday Night.

145  1-Mekhi Lewis, Bound Brook bye; 8-Nick Daza, South Brunswick bye; 5-Jordan Cooke, Piscataway vs. 12. Peter Tomasino, Edison; 4-James Verbeyst, Princeton vs. 13-Shea Obado, Spotswood;  3-Kevin Ciresa, Hunterdon Central bye; 6-Rhys Zigich, Delaware Valley vs. 11-TJ Angstadt, Old Bridge; 7-Tanner Johnson, Hillsborough vs. 10-TJ Caswell, Manville; 2-John Sheedy, Bishop Ahr bye.

 

152  Finals Favorite: 1-Stephan Glasgow, Bound Brook vs. 2-William Schmidt, Ridge

Third Place: 3-Michael Fernandes, Voorhees

Prediction: It would be a shock if Glasgow didn't win it.

152  1-Stephan Glasgow, Bound Brook bye; 8-Alec Balestrieri, Franklin vs. 9-Steven O`Campo, WWP-South; 4-Xavier Jenkins, Old Bridge bye; 5-Joseph Hatcher, Piscataway bye; 3-Michael Fernandes, Voorhees bye; 6-Austin Roskos, Hopewell Valley vs. 11-Sean Lessig, Delaware Valley; 7-Marquan Payne, Woodbridge vs. 10-Yarinel Peralta, New Brunswick; 2-William Schmidt, Ridge vs. 15-Manny Rivera, Iselin-Kennedy.

 

160  Finals Favorite: 1-Bryan McLaughlin, Woodbridge vs. 3-Derek Ciavarro, North Hunterdon

Third Place: 2-Michael Petite, Piscataway

Prediction: I am taking Ciavarro in a slight upset.

160  1-Bryan McLaughlin, Woodbridge bye; 8-Josh deDufour, Hopewell Valley vs. 9-Francis Dillon, Pingry; 5-Jared Parisen, Monroe bye; 4-Jeremy Nurnberger, Manville bye; 3-Derek Ciavarro, North Hunterdon bye; 6-Jason Minikel, East Brunswick vs. 11-Chase Bauberger, Delaware Valley; 7-Quinn Ciesielski, South River vs. 10-Travis Hays, Bound Brook; 2-Michael Petite, Piscataway vs. 15-Jacob Rivera, Perth Amboy.

 

170  Finals Favorite: 1-Michael Iodice, Hunterdon Central vs. 3-Eliias Vega, Carteret

Third Place: 4-Wyatt Vrancken, North Hunterdon

Prediction: Iodice wins it in front of his home gym

170  1-Michael Iodice, Hunterdon Central bye; 8-Duncan Kreutter, WWP-South bye; 5-Devin Pietz, Bridgewater-Raritan vs. 12-Corey Nalepka, Manville; 4-Wyatt Vrancken, North Hunterdon vs. 13-Matthew Miskanic, East Brunswick; 3-Eliias Vega, Carteret bye; 6-Sean Aston, Iselin-Kennedy vs. 11-Lewis Fernandes, Voorhees; 7-Elyas Azouzi, Woodbridge vs. 10-Kenny Abode, North Brunswick; 2-George Walton, Bound Brook bye.

 

182  Finals Favorite: 1-Kyle Murphy, Bridgewater-Raritan vs. 3-Kyle Lightner, Delaware Valley

Third Place: 2-Andrew Brazicki, Bishop Ahr

Prediction: I am leaning towards Murphy

182  1-Kyle Murphy, Bridgewater-Raritan bye; 8-Joe Schenck, Perth Amboy vs. 9-Zackary Cottrell, Woodbridge; 5-Frankely Rosario, New Brunswick bye; 4-Anthony DelGuercio Hillsborough vs. 13-Kaylon Bradley, Monroe; 3-Kyle Lightner, Delaware Valley bye; 6-Chris DeClerico, Hopewell Valley vs. 11-Matthew Duarte, Bound Brook; 7-Tyler Lewis, Sayreville vs. 10-Tyler Gapas, North Hunterdon; 2-Andrew Brazicki, Bishop Ahr bye.

 

195  Finals Favorite: 1-Van Miller, Bridgewater-Raritan vs. 2-Farhan Khan, Carteret

Third Place: 3-Kyle Schlittler, Delaware Valley

Prediction: Don't have a reason but Miller

195  1-Van Miller, Bridgewater-Raritan bye; 8-Paul Kim, J.P. Stevens vs. 9-Affiz Din-Gabisi, Franklin; 5-Max Rhoden, South Brunswick bye; 4-Anthony Maloney, Metuchen bye; 3-Kyle Schlittler, Delaware Valley bye; 6-Connor Wheatley, Hunterdon Central vs. 11-Damien Ruiz, East Brunswick; 7-Ben Markulec, Hopewell Valley vs. 10-Matthew Rogalski, Manville; 2-Farhan Khan, Carteret vs. 12-Javon Mercado, New Brunswick.

 

220  Finals Favorite: 4-Vincent Zecchino, Woodbridge vs. 2-Nicholas Goff, Monroe

Third Place: 1-Dan Makagon, Old Bridge

Prediction: Zecchino pulls off the upset.

220  1-Dan Makagon, Old Bridge bye; 8-Mo Attie, Ridge vs. 9-Samuel Rogers, Piscataway; 5-Derek Howarth, Voorhees vs. 12-Nicolas Ipeker, Montgomery; 4-Vincent Zecchino, Woodbridge bye; 3-Victor Lacombe, Hunterdon Central bye; 6-Will Ortman, Hopewell Valley vs. 10-Taylor Tiongson, East Brunswick; 7-Jake Raboy, Bridgewater-Raritan bye; 2-Nicholas Goff, Monroe vs. 15-Joe Maloney Metuchen.

 

285  Finals Favorite: 4-Alexander LaGrippo, Woodbridge vs. 3-Charles Tordik, North Hunterdon

Third Place: 1-Anthony Porcaro, Sayreville

Prediction: Tordik in a pick em weight

285  1-Anthony Porcaro, Sayreville bye; 8-Zach Pierson, Notre Dame vs. 9-Patrick Kanu, Franklin; 5-Michael Tyle, Manville vs. 12-Jack Karvaski, Edison; 4-Alexander LaGrippo, Woodbridge bye; 3-Charles Tordik, North Hunterdon bye; 6-Dakota De Santis, Old Bridge vs. 11-Brunel Joseph, Hopewell Valley; 7-Jose Caceres, Perth Amboy vs. 10-Lou Ceras, Monroe; 2-Dylan D`Amore, Montgomery bye.

Donald J. Brower

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